Following the death of Pope Francis on 21 April, a series of religious rituals and procedures will be enacted that might ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

No one knows who the world's Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the global Catholic ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the late pontiff ...

Romanian Catholics mourn Pope Francis with special mass and prayers Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, and ...

Among the first to confirm their attendance is US President Donald Trump, who will travel to Rome accompanied by his wife ...

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Body to be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica in a ceremonial procession, where the public will be able to pay their ...

Pope Francis’ body lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral as mourners gather to pay respects to the late pope ...

Francis did create a sex abuse commission early on to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, ...

The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate, and where he ...